Irrigating device



G. E. QUIGLEY. IRRIGATING DEVICE.

APPLICATION mso lune 25,1920.

Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

UNITED STATES g:F.rJrr.NT

GEORGE n. QUIGLEY, 0F YOR'BA LINDA, CALIFRNIA.

IRRIGATING DEVCE.

Application filed .Tune 25,1920. `Serial o. 393,447.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. QUIGLEY, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Yorba Linda, in the county of Grange, State ofCalifornia, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in IrrigatingDevices for Orchards and the like, of which the following is aspecification. My'invention'has particular relationto means forirrigating orchards, whereby instead of providing a series ofirremovable stand pipes of usual character at every row rof trees, or at-certain distances apart, I provide a .series of removable stand pipesof improved design and special character with connections extendingtherefrom and either rigidly held thereon or capable of being swungaround in arcs concentric with the axis of said pipes for decreasing thenumber of such stand pipes in an orchard and at the same time providingmore satisfactory and efhci'ent irrigating means.

I prefer to a-ccomplish the above objects.

by means of stand pipes having one or more-a pair preferably-ofstationary or horizontally swinging pipes, having connections with thestand pipes, and cach of said pipes having a plurality of gate valves inthe walls thereof arranged at regular. intervals, for discharging thewater therefrom into the shallovsT ditches usually provided in orangeand lemon orchards and the like.

Such a system makes it possible to irrigate on both sides of a watermain simultaneously and with equal effect and greatly facilitates theyirrigating operation. Also my system permits of the uninterruptedcultivation of the ground. Other objects may appear as the descriptionof my system pro- 'gresses In the drawings annexed hereto I haveshownrone practical vembodiment of my improved system, with minormodifications, subject to change in certain particulars, withoutenlarging the scope of my invention or departing from the spiritthereof. In 'said drawings Figure 1 is a partial plan of an orchardshowing my. improved device arrangedfor operation therein,

"Fig. Zis an enlarged elevation of my device Shown in connection with awater main.

Fig. 3 is a view of the same at right angles to Fig. 2. Y l

Fig. 4; is a fragmentary horizontal section of one of the swinginglateral pipes, showing one of the discharge valves therein.

Fig. 5 is a transverse section of the same. Fig. 6 1s a fragmentarysection of the Aclosedend of one of said lateral pipes.Y

Usually, the water'mains will have out-l letsat or between the rows oftrees and the ditches will be so arranged as to direct the iiow of waterfrom the outlets to the series of parallel ditches disposed between therows of trees. I may provide stand pipes ofthe character shown in F igs.Q and 3 and including vertical pipes' P screw connected at their lowerends with the water main M and having Ts 1 on their upper ends withoppor sitely .projecting stationary lateralsfQ, 2, connected with saidTs, at a suitable distance above the ground. ,The main W is,

of course, substantially below the surface of thev ground so as topermit the cultivation of ythe orchard.

The stationary stand pipe laterals `2, 2

Specification of Letters Patent. Patent-ed Aug. 30,

may have downwardly turned portions 3, 3,

with tapering ends 4, 4 which seat in and are'held in swivel elbows 5,5, and sheet` metal lateral pipes L, L, are suitably attached to thenecks 6, 6, of said elbows, .as shown. Members 5 have chambers 7 thereinwhich communicate with the passages 8 inr the stationary lateralsQ bymeans of a plurality of peripheral orifices 9, 9, etc. and the`extremities of laterals 2 have stems 10, 10,

which carry nuts 11, l1 on the ends thereof on the exterior of members5, lfor holding the said parts together .for use. Thus, ythe Critapering portions of the laterals 2 provide means not only forconnecting the members 5 and laterals L therewith but additionally serveto provide means for preventing the leakage of water from members 5, asthe nuts 11 may be tightened at will and as occasion demands, for thispurpose. Any suitable means, however, may be employed for permitting theturning of the laterals L on the portions 4; of laterals 2, and themeansy described for this purpose is not materialV to the successfuloperation of my device.

The laterals L have end closures 12 and a plurality of gate valves ofsuitable character are provided thereon, preferably at the sides, fordischarging the water from the interior of said laterals to the ditchesD, D, etc. A well known and suitable form of gate valve adapted for thispurpose 1s 1ndicated in the drawings and consists of a sleeve 13 adaptedto slidably lit a neck 111 on the laterals L and having .a verticallymovable flat plate 15 held at the end of said sleeve between curls, orbends, 16. Said valves may be provided on one or both sides of thelaterals L, as may be desired or necessary.

I prefer to arrange the disposition of the stand pipes and laterals asfollows: A stand pipe may be provided at alternate tree rows and thelaterals are preferably of such a length as to reach, when fullyextended, almost, if not quite to the adjacent rows on opposite sidesofthe stand pipe, as shown in Fig. 1. The laterals may, however, beextended by connecting additional sections, as shown in Fig. 7, at theends thereof by means of unions 17 so as to increase their range ofoperation and correspondingly decrease the number of stand pipes.

The valves V are spaced at suitable distances apart so as to afford thebest results and cause their registration with the ditches D between therows of trees T, the laterals L are positioned liust above the level ofthe ground and are adapted to be manually moved about their axes intodesirable positions relativeto the irrigating ditches, and may be,additionally supported at their outer ends, if. necessary, orintermediate their ends, or they may at all times rest upon the ground,as maybe found expedient.

lt will be apparent that the laterals may vbc disposed at any desiredangle on either side of the main M, and are thus adjustable tothepeculiarities of topography and surfare conditions, and the usethereof for irri- 'gating orchards will effect substantial economy oftime and labor and substantially expedite the irrigating of the land.

The stand pipes, being removably connected with the water mains, may bebodily removed from one` location and connected at other places inanporchard, thus obviating the vnecessity for lafs, many of the .unitsas might be otherwise required. Also, when not in use all of the standpipes and laterals may be entirely removed from the orchard and thuspermit the free land uninterrupted cultivation of the ground.

In some cases the laterals L may not necessarilyv be inovably connectedwith the stand pipes, brit rigidly so, for carrying out the purpose ofmy 'deviie in accordance with requirements of particular cases, while inother cases the character and size-both length and diameterf-may bechanged to meet the varying requirements of use. do not desire to limitmyself to the exact forms of the elements of my system which I havedescribed, for it is quite possible to modify the said elements andtheir interconnections and relation, within the scope of the appendedclaims without changing the objects, purpose and spirit of my invention.

`What I claim is: Y f

1. An irrigating system including a water main, a verticalpipecommunicating therewith and extended above the surface of the ground,oppositely directed pipes stationarily held on the upper end of saidpipe, swivel members held on theends of said stationary pipes, andhorizontal pipes connected with said. swivel members and adapted formovement ina substantial are about the axis of said stationary pipes,said hori- Zontal pipes having aperturesr therein for discharging thewater therefrom.

2. An irrigating system comprising a water main, a plurality of standpipes at selected positions relative to theV rows of Atrees in anorchard and connected ,with said main, a pair of oppositely directedhorizontal stationary laterals connected with the upper ends of eachofsaid stand pipes, swivel fittings on theends of said laterals; andrelatively long discharge pipes connected with said fittings and adaptedto be moved in substantial arcs about the said stand pipes, saiddischarge pipes having outlets therein for discharging the watertherefrom. j

3. In an irrigating device, a vertical pipe,

a pair of oppositely directed stationary and horizontal laterals`connected therewith and having downwardly extended ends, substantiallyelongated discharge pipes pivotally connected with said laterals anddisposed above thesurface of the ground, and a plu- Y rality of outletsin ysaid discharge pipes.

f1. In an irrigatingvv system, a vertical pipe extended above theground, a pair of oppositely directed stationary laterals Von the upperendv thereof and having depending extremities, swivel elbows held on theextremities of said laterals, 'and substantially elongated dischargepipes connected with said elbows and adapted for movement about the axisof said lateral extremities, said discharge pipe having outlets lt114-1fe11 for irrigating both sides of said vertical tially elongateddischarge pipes attached to pipe. said fittings and movable therewithrelative 10 5. In an irrgating system, a stand pipe, to said stand pipe,for irrigating the ground branch pipes thereon having depending at aplurality of oints.

5 tapering extremities provided with outlets Gr ORGE E. QUIGLEY.

therein, iittings rotatably` held on said eX* Witnesses: tremities andhaving Water passages com- HOWARD R. BROWN,

municating with said outlets, and substan- EvAN C. TOWNSEND.

